They said it could never be filmed. But now Watchmen is about to become not only a film, but a game too. This download-only fight-fest is an episodic prequel to the forthcoming movie, don’t you know. Len Wein, editor of the original Watchmen comic, wrote the story.

There aren’t many games that make a big play for humour and succeed. Last year’s The Simpsons Game did it by making video games the target for the jokes. Eat Lead tries a similar trick, but without Matt Groening and his team to do the writing stuff, can it pull it off? Maybe, just maybe!

The star of the game is Matt Hazard a washed up video game hero attempting to do a Mickey Rourke and hit the big time once more. It helps that he has a very neat line in sarcasm.

One of the highlights of Beneath The Ashes, the first downloadable content pack for Tomb Raider: Underworld, undoubtedly comes when Lara slips in to something a little more comfortable. Notably a tiny gold bikini. I dread to think what actions this has prompted in bedrooms around the world!

Fans of great games will be glad to know we’ve produced a half-hour special dedicated to Capcom’s soon to be released fright-fest Resident Evil 5.

Although Rezzie 5 is an evolution not a revolution from Rezzie 4, it’s still likely to be one of the highlights of 2009, boasting new co-op play, online modes and vehicle sections. We’ve played it a lot and can confirm the hype is justified.

The programme will features never-before seen levels, walkthroughs as well as interviews with the production team and Capcom staff…and it’ll end with Playr’s very own specially created Resident Evil 5 trailer, which we’re quite proud of.